Inauguration 2013: Planners seek million-dollar donors

Fundraising for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration has kicked into high gear with organizers soliciting contributions up to $1 million.

The three-page packet comes just days after Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee announced it was reversing course and would accept corporate contributions. It lays out a five-day schedule of festivities, kicking off the Thursday before the inauguration with brunches and receptions for benefactors.

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The top-tier donor package, dubbed “Washington,” which asks for $250,000 from individuals and $1 million from institutions provides numerous tickets for the inauguration, including two tickets to a benefactors reception, an invitation to the finance committee “Road Ahead” meeting, two tickets to the children’s concert, two tickets to the co-chairs reception, and four tickets to the candle light celebration. The highest level donors also receive two reserved bleacher sets for the Inaugural Parade and four tickets to the inaugural ball.

The “Adams” package for individual donors contributing $150,000 and institutions giving $500,000 to the effort also two tickets to brunch, an invitation to the finance committee meeting, and two tickets to the children’s concert, candle light celebration and inaugural ball.

The “Jefferson” and “Madison” packages are similar, although they do not include tickets to the benefactors brunches and receptions.